According to Totally Texas Tech's Twitter account, the giant double T had to be removed for the expansion of the stadium. Sources say that they tried to save it, but it was so old and crumbly that it had to either stay where it was or be removed completely.

Since the expansion is in full swing and football starts in just a few weeks, they had to remove it. They say it will be relocated, possibly to the same place just lower, but I can't say for sure if it survived the removal or not.

Thanks to O'Jay R. Barbee at ORB Photography for giving us permission to use his photo of the removed Double T seen in the gallery above.